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Tamarack Nature Ctr

5287 Otter Lake Rd, Saint Paul, MN     (651) 407-5350

3 out of 5 based on 4 ratings

This one square mile patch of nature offers a short, easy hike through a marsh setting, typical of many of the fore...

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Battle Creek Regional Park East

Maplewood, MN     (651) 748-2500

4 out of 5 based on 4 ratings

The southern unit offers the best hiking within this multi-unit park. Mature stands of hardwoods, small ponds nestl...

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A Recreational Getaway Within The Twin Cities: Make A Day Of...

Minneapolis, MN    

0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings

There are more than twenty-two lakes within the Twin Cities proper, tens of miles of river flowing through them, an...

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Snail Lake, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN    

3 out of 5 based on 1 ratings

While Vadnais Lake gets top billing, a trail system south of Snail Lake is the notable hiking attraction in this mu...

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A Historical And Cultural Getaway Within The Twin Cities:...

Minneapolis, MN    

0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings

Today Minneapolis and St. Paul are affectionately known as the ?Twin Cities,? but situated, for the most part, on t...

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Afton State Park

Afton, MN     (612) 436-5391
Parks 

4 out of 5 based on 12 ratings

Hike from the shore of the Saint Croix River up a densely wooded ravine to the bluff tops, for prairies and overloo...

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Lebanon Hills Regional Park (Holland / Jensen Lakes Loop),...

860 Cliff Rd, Saint Paul, MN    

4 out of 5 based on 2 ratings

Located in the heart of the suburbs south of Minneapolis, Lebanon Hills is one of the more diverse parks in the Dak...

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Minnehaha Park And Falls

Minneapolis, MN     (612) 230-6400

3 out of 5 based on 9 ratings

Driving into Minneapolis, you?d never guess that a valuable gem lies hidden deep within the city?s maze of freeways...

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Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

10360 W River Rd, Minneapolis, MN     (763) 694-7790

3 out of 5 based on 8 ratings

In addition to the large expanse of concrete across the Mississippi River, Coon Rapids Regional Park offers several...

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Eastman Nature Trail, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Osseo, MN    

4 out of 5 based on 1 ratings

Eastman Nature Trail lies at the heart of the Elm Creek Park Reserve, the largest park in the metro area. Each lobe...

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Pine Point Park

11900 Norell Ave N, Stillwater, MN     (651) 430-8370

0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings

A small park with a robust hiking trail woven around the Willard Munger State Trail that serves as the backbone of ...

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Elm Creek Park Reserve

12400 James Deane Pkwy, Osseo, MN     (763) 694-7894
Parks 

4 out of 5 based on 12 ratings

King of the trails in this book for shear mileage covered, the Elm Creek Trail offers a grand route through mostly ...

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Willow River, Wisconsin, Somerset, Wisconsin

Hudson, WI    

5 out of 5 based on 2 ratings

This trail and surrounding park surely deserve the title ?hidden gem.? Its attractiveness as a geological and cultu...

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Fort Snelling State Park

Mendota, MN    

4 out of 5 based on 1 ratings

Fort Snelling sits at the confluence of two great rivers, and it sits at the convergence of two great cities as wel...

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Rum River North, Saint Francis, Minnesota

Champlin, MN    

0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings

One of three county parks along the Rum River, this northern extension lies on the east bank of the river, providin...